In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...

When the JWST finally began its long-awaited science operations in July 2022, there was a long list of targets awaiting its ...

Scientists studying the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may have found hints of an atmosphere. If confirmed, it could be an ...

In a groundbreaking development, astronomers have identified potential biosignatures on an exoplanet, a discovery that could ...

Finding another Earth is the holy grail of modern astronomy. NASA’s upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is ...

The indeterminate nature of the team's results means that JWST is far from finished with TRAPPIST-1e. The researchers hope to ...

With new telescopes coming online and fresh discoveries arriving almost weekly, the search is only accelerating. Each new world we find is more than a point of light somewhere in the great darkness.

When scientists discovered the first planet orbiting another star in 1995, few outside astronomy circles noticed. That planet ...

"Our approach gives astronomers an idea of how many spots a star might have, where they are located, and how bright or dark ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of "steam worlds"—exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes that are rich in water but orbit ...

Dark matter is one of the biggest puzzles in science. Although it makes up about 85 percent of all matter in the universe, it ...

TRAPPIST-1e is the fourth planet in the red dwarf star system TRAPPIST-1, and it orbits firmly within the star's habitable ...